Small scale eucalyptus cultivation and its socioeconomic impacts in Ethiopia: A review of practices and conditions

Alemayehu, Asabeneh; Melka, Yoseph

doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100269

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“…Hence, due to their economic potential croplands were converted to Eucalyptus woodlot (Yitaferu et al, 2013;Lemenih and Kassa, 2014;Tadesseet al, 2015). This indicates the popular acceptance of eucalyptus production as an impressive business for small-scale farmers in the country (Alemayehu and Melka, 2022). It produces wood within a short time to satisfy different needs of society, and also helps to conserve native tree species.…”

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Local Household Income Derived from Eucalyptus Woodlot in Jamma District, Ethiopia

Kebede

2022

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A woodlot is a piece of woodland that is a privately owned farm for tree plantation. It has become a common activity among local households in Ethiopia. Currently, local households in Jamma District, Ethiopia predominantly plant eucalyptus woodlot as their alternative income source. However, there is no empirical evidence on the factors that affect driving maximum income from Eucalyptus woodlot. This study investigated the factors affecting income from Eucalyptus woodlots in the Jamma district. Data were collected and organized by the household survey, key informant interview, field observation, and focus group discussion. Qualitative and quantitative data were used from primary and secondary sources. A total of 150 randomly selected households were interviewed from Eucalyptus woodlot owners. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to determine the significant variables affecting the income amount derived from eucalyptus woodlot. The results described the socioeconomic characteristics of households, and investigate the determinants of Eucalyptus woodlot income level. Age, family size, distance from the market, and household experience are the major factors that determine the income of households derived from Eucalyptus woodlot production. Household income derived from eucalyptus woodlot was negatively and significantly affected by the distance where their woodland was located from the market and their experience in planting Eucalyptus as the regression analysis showed. The result of this study suggests that technical manuals should be implemented to minimize its negative impacts on the environment to made the households better benefited from their Eucalyptus woodlot products and for sustainable production.

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Local Household Income Derived from Eucalyptus Woodlot in Jamma District, Ethiopia

Kebede

2022

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“…However, as indicated in Figure 3, the rate of plantation is decreasing gradually, and the land cover expansion was not found as expected due to poor survival rate of seedlings, prolonged dry season, water scarcity, and unsustainable management of plantations [23][24][25]. Forest cover increased in some areas after watershed management programs launched in 2011 along with the establishment of eucalyptus plantations [26]. Farmers shift from cultivated land use to artificial forest land based on the income difference from crop and tree.…”

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Evaluating Biophysical Conservation Practices with Dynamic Land Use and Land Cover in the Highlands of Ethiopia

Addisie

Molla

Teshome

et al. 2022

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Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan countries affected by land degradation, notably by soil erosion. The government of Ethiopia has launched an extensive biophysical soil and water conservation (SWC) effort each year to address the problem. These practices were installed on varying land use and land cover (LULC) systems. Despite the fact that the interventions covered the majority of the landmasses, there were no quantitative data on the scale of biophysical measures with the change in land use and land cover. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate biophysical conservation practices with dynamic land use and land cover in the highlands of Ethiopia. The study focused on districts of the Amhara regional state’s South Gondar zone. A mixed research methodology was employed to gather pertinent data for the study. The dynamics of LULC were analyzed using satellite images acquired between 1990 and 2020. Biophysical conservation measures’ data and qualitative information were collected from the zonal office of agriculture. Twelve years’ worth of biophysical SWC measures data were used for the study. The results indicate that cultivated land makes up the majority of land use and land cover. Bunds built on cultivated land account for 93% of conservation practices. During the study period, there was a significant decline of biophysical conservation practices implementation in each district. Although plantation was used on a wider scale, it was unable to sustain physical SWC practices or expand forest cover in the region. In addition, lack of integrated maintenance for early installed structures decreases the effectiveness of SWC measures. In conclusion, the dynamics of LULC have a significant impact on the magnitude of biophysical conservation measures. Therefore, watershed managers shall consider the spatio-temporal variation of LULC while planning conservation practices.

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“…Introduced Eucalyptus varieties E. globules was favored tree crop [28]. Nowadays, In Ethiopia, Eucalyptus plantation as a form of woodlots is increasing and widely planted in different parts of the country since it has high demand of both fuel wood and constriction inputs [19,3]. With compare to other tree species farmers give high priority to Eucalyptus tree species especially for poles, farm implementation, construction and fences [25].…”

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Effect of coppicing level and Season on stock volume and new sprouting of Eucalyptus globulus trees in the highland part of Northern Ethiopia

Getnet,

Abiyu,

Kendie

et al. 2023

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This study was conducted in the Eucalyptus globulus tree growing area of Wogera district, North Gondar, Ethiopia. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the mean yield/volume of Eucalyptus globulus, ranging from 78.9 ± 51.3 m3 ha-1 (mean ± SD) to 148.6 ± 54.7 m3 ha-1. Coppicing levels, interaction of season and coppicing levels were statistically significant at p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively. We also found that there was a significant difference in the mean basal area of Eucalyptus globulus, ranging from 15.5 ± 7.7 m2 ha-1 (mean ± SD) to 21.3 ± 6.7 m2 ha-1. Coppicing levels, interaction of season and coppicing levels were statistically significant at p < 0.009 and p < 0.006, respectively. The number of trees per hectare varied from 10682 to 15135 trees ha-1. First coppicing had the highest number of trees per hectare with 18400 trees ha-1, followed by second coppicing level 15135 trees ha-1 and third coppicing level 11546 trees ha-1. The number of trees trend showed a decreasing pattern with increasing the level of coppicing. The lowest numbers of trees were found in not coppiced trees. The mean diameter varied from 3.5 ± 0.3 (mean ± SD) to 4.1 ± 0.5 with the first coppicing level and third coppicing levels, respectively. The results indicated that the mean number of re-sprouts/shoots of the study area varied with different coppicing levels. The number of re-sprouts/shoots increased with the increasing of coppicing level. The highest and the lowest number of sprouts/shoots were Mean 309 ± 87.5 trees ha-1 and 223 ± 28.1 in third and the first coppicing levels, respectively.

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Small scale eucalyptus cultivation and its socioeconomic impacts in Ethiopia: A review of practices and conditions

Cited by 20 publications

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Local Household Income Derived from Eucalyptus Woodlot in Jamma District, Ethiopia

Analysis of Factors Affecting Local Household Income Derived from Eucalyptus Woodlot in Jamma District, Ethiopia

Evaluating Biophysical Conservation Practices with Dynamic Land Use and Land Cover in the Highlands of Ethiopia

Effect of coppicing level and Season on stock volume and new sprouting of Eucalyptus globulus trees in the highland part of Northern Ethiopia

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